September 11, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Next Week’s Tape: Early Peek at September Data Next week’s tape is fairly heavily loaded on the back end, with some early readings on how well/terribly things are going in September. Economics: Monday Dallas Fed …

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August 26, 2011 by CC • Commentary

WSJ Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s main message in his much-awaited Jackson Hole speech is essentially, “Stay Tuned.” In light of the slow economy, investors have been clamoring for the Fed to renew its quantitative easing …

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August 24, 2011 by CC • Commentary

WSJ Tomorrow’s Economics: 8:30 a.m. ET: Weekly jobless claims are due from the Labor Department. They’ve been hanging around 400,000 for forever, which is better than getting worse. Economists are going ahead and assuming they’ll …

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August 4, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Oil: We’ve been distracted by the shiny object of gold, but black gold is taking it even worse. Nymex crude is down 4.6% to $87.74 a barrel, the lowest since February. The energy sector is, …

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July 20, 2011 by CC • Commentary

WSJ Economics: 8:30 a.m. (All times EDT): Jobs getting better? We’ll find out this morning with the weekly report of Initial Jobless Claims. Economists expect 405,000 fresh claims, preciously close to the crucial sub-400K level. …

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July 7, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Seeking Alpha Thursday’s Economic Calendar Chain Store Sales 7:00 BoE Announcement 7:45 ECB Announcement 8:15 ADP Jobs Report 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory 11:00 EIA Petroleum Inventories 11:00 White House Budget …

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June 30, 2011 by CC • Commentary

WSJ Economics: 8:30 a.m. ET all times: Weekly jobless claims are out. Economists expect only a slight drop to 422,000. Way, way too high. 9:45 a.m.: The Chicago PMI comes out, which is supposed to …

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